About Gizem Kaşifoğlu

Born in Istanbul in 1988. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Design at Istanbul Commerce University (2010) and earned her Master’s degree in Public Relations from the same university’s Social Sciences Institute (2017). She completed her Pedagogical Formation training at Istanbul University Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty (2018). She is currently pursuing a PhD in Developmental Psychology at International Dublin University.
She has worked as a Production Coordinator for television programs and as a Special Investigative Reporter for a newspaper.

She began ballet at age 4 and has been involved in different branches of sports ever since. She became a Pilates student in 2013, and when her instructor transitioned into yoga, her path also crossed with yoga. In 2020, she earned a Level 4 Pilates Teacher Certification from the Australia Sports Institute & Fitness Academy.
Her introduction to Maya Yoga came through her Pilates instructor Didem, who first trained with Maya Yoga.